Mayer is the author of Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly

Catherine Mayer

Catherine Mayer is Time Editor at Large and the author of the 2011 book Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly. Her biography of Prince Charles will be published in February 2015. Follow her on Twitter: @catherine_mayer
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